US Navy MH-60S Seahawk of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Wildcats ('WC-xx') arriving at Langkawi while a Malaysian Police Cessna 208 taxied just behind it.

This Piper 31 is most probably former C6-TTT (Bahamas). The aircraft was first noted in FAD service in the fall of 2006. The Navajo was most probably impoundeded - as many aircraft in the FAD - by the Dominican government after it was intercepted during a drugs transport smuggle activity. It is operated by the Escuadrón de Transporte Aéreo.

One of eigth Embraer A-29B Super Tucano's of the FAD. The type replaced the OA-37B Dragonlfy by december 2009 after a contract was signed in late 2007.

Fully armed CF-188 over the Med during Operation Unified Protector.

The rare Chilean built T-35B Pilan, a propeller-driven trainer aircraft, is used by the FAD for basic flight training. Eight aircraft were delivered to the FAD of which 50% have been written off and two are more or less permanently stored... not a good score! During my visit in 2011, the fleet was in better shape with five operational aircraft.

Great looking Aviocar at the platform of San Isidro. The FAD has three C212s on strength, named Duarte, Sanchez and Mello.

Tornado of the Aeronautica Militare, equipped with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) over the Mediterranean Sea during Operating Unified Protector.

One of eight Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM, Royal Malaysian Air Force) F/A-18D Hornets pulling some G's over Langkawi.

Asian Flanker, the Malaysian Air Force operates eighteen Su-30MKMs, all assigned to the 11 Skn "Golden Cobra" at Gong Kedak.

The Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM, Royal Malaysian Air Force) took delivery of two CN235s in VIP configuration. Unfortunately, one (M44-07) crashed in February 2016. This now sole VIP-two three five is assigned to 21 Skn at Subang/Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, better known as RMAF Kuala Lumpur. It is furnished with "58, 1958-2016 We Are One" markings on its tail.

Flying over the Mediterranean Sea

Beautiful UH-1H during its landing at the huge San Isidro base. Eight UH-1H-II, named Super Huey II, were delivered during 2004 to the Fuerza Aérea Dominicana.

Operating Libyan dawn brought deployments to the Mediterranean area. The one at Souda (Crete, Greece) was the most interesting one. The multi-state NATO-led coalition began a military intervention - Operation Unified Protector - in and over Libya. The Qatari Emeri Air Force deployed five Mirage 5EDAs and one 5DDA. This 5EDA of 7sq is seen fully armed with air-to-air missiles. The QEAF only flew Combat Air Patrols (air defence) during the operation, to prevent Libyan military aircraft to take off. They always flew in formation with French Mirage 2000s as Qatar was not used to NATO operations.

380 Mira ASEPE "Uranos" based at Elefsis (Greece) is the owner of this weird looking Embraer 145 in an Airborne Early Warning and Control configuration. The Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia bought four EMB145H Erieye in February 2009.

Not the most beautiful helicopter (imho). Schweizer 333 trainings helicopter of the Fuerza Aérea Dominicana training helicopter at the flight line of San Isidro.

The Fuerza Aérea Dominicana once operated with eight Cessna OA-37Bs Dragonflies. Through the years, three were written off (3704, 05 and 06). All Dragonflies were retired in the early zeros after serving Escuadron de Combate only from Aug 97 onwards. After retirement, two were earmarked for sale to Colombia but were probably never transferred. In Nov 11, five OA-37Bs were seen in storage (3701, 02, 03, 07 and 08) while the sixth one (3705) was seen preserved at the main gate. Number seven (3704) was seen at the dump at San Isidro, while the eighth Dragonfly was totally destroyed in a crash.

Once aviators of this aircraft tried to smuggle things via the Dominican Republic up north (most probably the USA). The Cessna was intercepted by DR governmental influence (or by air intercept, or during a fuel stop of the aircraft in the Dominican Republic in 1997. The DR government discovered the illegal things that were carried out with the aircraft, and impounded the aircraft. Later on, they simply repainted the 207 in a military livery, allotted it a military serial in 1998, and voila... the Fuerza Aérea Dominicana was enforced with this fine Cessna 207.

This DHC-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft was leased to the Dutch Coast Guard in 2011, and in May 2018 it received a Dutch registration, PH-CGA. The aircraft was temporary detached from homebase Hato, Curaçao to San Isidro in the Dominican Republic during an anti-drug mission.

Rarely seen Fuerza Aérea de República Dominicana RC690B of the Escuadrón de Transporte Aéreo based at Base Aérea San Isidro. The baptist name Luperón is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. That town lies in the north of the country and is a small tourist centre and a coastal bay. The RC690B was formerly known as YV2058 and was impounded by the Republic Dominicana on 14 December 2009. The aircraft was first seen in February 2010. It was pictured during a unique and last-noted arranged base visit during a summer holiday trip to the beautiful Caribbean island.